Schaller High School - Rocket Yearbook (Schaller, IA)

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BACK ROW, left to right: Rodney Constable, Trainer, John Keenan, Lowell Holstein, Jim Currie, Jim Hix, Don Gosch Jerry Brown, Dale Grotjohn, Roger Hudson. FRONT ROW: Larry Howard, Don Voss, Lyle Brown, Denver Birkhofer Elmer Miller, Bill Barrett, Bob Holstein. BASEBALL Schaller got off to a running start this year by defeating Nemaha 9 to l. John Keenan went all the way on the mound limiting Nemaha to three hits and striking out l5. The next game was won by a similar score over Wall Lake. John Keenan and Roger Hudson combined their pitching talents in the 9 to 2 victory. Keenan also led the hitters with three hits. Our first loss was at the hands of Hayes Consolidated. Hayes had five runs to our one. Roger Hudson started on the mound with Bob Holstein coming in to finish it. Keenan hurled a no-hit no-run game as we blasted Lake View 20 to O. Keenan struck out l4 and walked only two. Larry Howard hit a home run in the sixth inning as we scored lO runs in the frame. The Rockets received their second loss at the hand of Galva 8 to 3. Keenan, Hudson and Holstein did the pitching for us while Kaskey threw his slow curves for the victors. PAGE TWENTY-SIX

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BACK ROVY, left tn right: Denver Birkhoter, Dempsey Currie, Eugene Huelman, Don Voss, Bill Barrett, Roger Hudson, Mr, Fure, MIDDLE ROW: Frank Bode, James Hix, Lowell Holstein, Wilbert Schwanz. FRONT ROW: James Currie, Bill Spindler, John iseenan, Don Gosch, Dale Grotiohn. BOYS' BASKETBALL The Schaller Rockets had a below par season in 1949-50. They won only 3 out of 21 games while the B team won their only game of the season. The Rockets averaged 30 points per game while their opponents averaged 42 points per game. John Keenan was elected both Honor- ary Captain and Most Valuable Player ol the squad. The scoring for the season was as fol- lows: Jim Currie, 128, John Keenan, 108, Bill Spindler, 108, Don Gosch, 106, Wilbert Schwanz, 75, Dale Grotjohn, 65, Frank Bode, 15, Roger Hudson, 14, Denver Birk- hofer, 10, Dempsey Currie, 2, Lowell Hol- stein, 1. The following boys won letters in basketball for 1949-50. John Keenan, Bill Spindler, Don Gosch, Jim Currie, Wilbert Schwanz, Roger Hudson, Dale Grotjohn, and Denver Birkhofer. Schal ler 26 21 20 27 41 42 25 37 24 29 38 25 20 31 32 23 50 37 36 23 28 28 AB Game Wall Lake Nemaha Galva Early Sulphur Springs Arthur Hayes Galva Lytton Alumni Sulphur Springs Wall Lake Washta Hayes Newell Newell Lake View Auburn Odebolt Early Sectional Tournament, Arthur County Tournament, Wall Lake Opponents 22 30 27 32 32 48 43 45 48 42 37 29 30 46 18' 66 63 52 67 47 47 30 PAGE TWENTY-FIVE

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ln our next game we squeezed by Early 6 to 5. Elmer Miller got our only two hits but they came when we needed them. Keenan went all the way on the mound striking out lO and walked four. Auburn beat us in our next game 4 to 2. Keenan again went all the way while we could get only four hits off the Auburn pitcher. Sectional Tournament The Rockets passed their first test in the sectional tournament by whipping Sulphur Springs 7 to 4. Holstein, Jim Hix, Keenan and Hudson got our four hits but we didn't need any more as the Sulphur pitcher walked ll and his mates committed three errors. Keenan and Holstein divided the pitching chores. We entered the finals by beating Nemaha 4 to l. John Keenan pitched four-hit ball and struck out l3. Gosch led the batters with two hits. We lost the finals of the tournament at the hands of Newell 13 to l. Keenan did the pitching and all the hitting for the Rockets. He got our only hit and drove in our only run. We ended up our season's play with a l to O win over Sulphur Springs. Keenan allowed only three hits and struck out l2. Our only run came in the fourth inning when with one on, Gerald Brown singled, advanced when Lyle Brown walked, and scored on Miller's single. All in all we had a pretty good team. We had good pitching and field- ing but were a little too weak at the bat. Schaller Batting Averages Pitching Averages Name Won Lost Nome Ave' Keenan 7 3 l'lUdSOI'1 -444 Hudson 0 2 Keenan -345 Holstein 0 O D. Currie .333 D. Voss .333 Sm?g?Wn Season's Record L. Schwanz -200 Schaller 9 Nemaha l L. l'lOlSf9iI'1 .l76 Schaller 9 Wall Lake 2 B- l'lOlSf6lI'1 .l67 Schaller l Hayes 5 Gosch -l67 Schaller 20 Lake View O GfOTj0l'1I'1 .l67 Schaller 3 Galva 8 l-. Brown .l43 Schaller 6 Early 5 Howard .l43 Schaller 2 Auburn 4 Hix .l36 Schaller 7 Sulphur 4 J. Currie .l03 Schaller 4 Nemaha l Birkhofer .OOO Schaller l Newell l3 Spindler .OOO Schaller l Sulphur O PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN